Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad ... he issued general orders stating that the Union Pacific Railroad shall be so well guarded in the future that no ...

Union Pacific has begun demolition on the former Southern Pacific machine shop in Sparks, a building that predates the city, KTVN-TV reports. The railroad and city have also updated plans for when ...

Theodore Judah dies in New York City. December 2: In a gala ceremony, the Union Pacific breaks ground in Omaha, Nebraska, although it is some time before the railroad will go anywhere. July 1 ...